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Catheterization of right heart

Known as: Right Heart Catheterization, Right heart cardiac catheterization, catheterization right heart 
A diagnostic procedure in which a catheter is guided into the right heart, where pressures may be measured and radiocontrast material may be injected… (More)

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Cardiovascular systemHeartPulmonary Artery CatheterizationSwan-Ganz Catheterization

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1936-2018
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Catheterization of right heart
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Progressive right ventricular dysfunction in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension responding to therapy.
OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between changes in pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) and… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Preserved left ventricular twist and circumferential deformation, but depressed longitudinal and radial deformation in patients with diastolic heart failure.
AIMS To examine myocardial deformation and rotation in patients with heart failure, and elucidate the underlying mechanisms that… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Reappraisal of the use of inferior vena cava for estimating right atrial pressure.
Estimation of right atrial pressure (RAP) using echocardiographic measurement of the inferior vena caval (IVC) size along with… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Complications of right heart catheterization procedures in patients with pulmonary hypertension in experienced centers.
OBJECTIVES This study sought to assess the risks associated with right heart catheter procedures in patients with pulmonary… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Estimation of Causal Effects using Propensity Score Weighting: An Application to Data on Right Heart Catheterization
We consider methods for estimating causal effects of treatments when treatment assignment is unconfounded with outcomes… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Clinical correlates and prognostic significance of six-minute walk test in patients with primary pulmonary hypertension. Comparison with cardiopulmonary exercise testing.
The six-minute walk test is a submaximal exercise test that can be performed even by a patient with heart failure not tolerating… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Influence of pulmonary capillary wedge pressure on central apnea in heart failure.
BACKGROUND Recent studies suggest that acute pulmonary congestion induces hyperventilation and that hyperventilation-related… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Comparison of Doppler echocardiography and right heart catheterization to assess pulmonary hypertension in systemic sclerosis.
Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) is an important complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Echocardiography can be used to detect PHT… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
The effectiveness of right heart catheterization in the initial care of critically ill patients. SUPPORT Investigators.
OBJECTIVE To examine the association between the use of right heart catheterization (RHC) during the first 24 hours of care in… (More)
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Neurohormonal activation in patients with right ventricular failure from pulmonary hypertension: relation to hemodynamic variables and endothelin levels.
OBJECTIVES This study sought to determine whether neurohormonal activation occurs in isolated right heart failure. BACKGROUND… (More)
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